Seattle Libraries Closed 8/30 thru 9/6

This post originally appeared on Wallyhood, the Wallingford, Seattle neighborhood blog. Visit us for more Wallingford news.

(By Chris Witwer)

All Seattle library locations, including the Wallingford branch, will be closed August 30th through Labor Day, returning to regular schedules again on Tuesday 9/7.

The closures are in response to 2010 budget cuts. Closing the libraries for a week will hopefully keep additional operations cuts at bay. For this year anyway.

Here’s the overview:

All book drops will be closed! Wait to return books until 9/7.

Late fees will not accrue during the closure.

You’ll be able to search the library’s catalog, but not place holds.

Anything that requires an actual human person to do something, like open the doors or answer the phones, will not be available. Which means no Wi-Fi, no Text a Librarian, no free library computer usage.

Library parking garages are also closed, except for Lake City.

What? You don’t think you can take the withdrawal symptoms? Never fear! The Adult and Teen blogs will be functioning, as will library podcasts. Full details on what will and will not be available throughout the week can be found here.

When the libraries do open again, let’s all drop in and say hi to our Wallingford librarians. I’m sure they’ll be as glad to see us as we will be to see them!